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Akashic_Librarian · 10-12-2008, 02:35 PM

The most defining experience for me was when I realised that I had to live for myself.

For a long time I thought my calling was to help others but I realised that I only felt that because that's what society as a whole had made me feel, combining this with the inherent sense of guilt all those who are brought up in even a vaguely religious climate feel, well, I had no choice at first, but now I have come to realise that for the world to improve we all have to help ourselves first and foremost. Only when we can competently help ourselves can we be truly qualified to help others.

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Akashic_Librarian Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Darkness / The Never Posts: 1,673	The most defining experience for me was when I realised that I had to live for myself. For a long time I thought my calling was to help others but I realised that I only felt that because that's what society as a whole had made me feel, combining this with the inherent sense of guilt all those who are brought up in even a vaguely religious climate feel, well, I had no choice at first, but now I have come to realise that for the world to improve we all have to help ourselves first and foremost. Only when we can competently help ourselves can we be truly qualified to help others.